Using Garageband As An Amp Ipad

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Turn a stompbox on or off. Tap the Stompbox button in the upper-right corner. Tap the round On/Off button on the stompbox. If the small round LED (usually red) on the stompbox is lit, the stompbox is turned on. Tap the Amp button in the upper-right corner to return to the amp controls. Mar 21, 2018  I recently bought a Monster iStudio Link so I could connect my electric guitar to my 13' MacBook Pro (Latest model) and take advantage of GarageBand, but I'm wondering if I can use a real amplifier to get a richer sound instead of a pre-amp. My amplifier is a Fender Champion 110, and it has two output ports on it. I'm using an Alesis product to plug my guitar into my Macbook Pro in Garageband and use the 12 amplifiers that it comes with. I plugged one end of my Alesis into the guitar and the other end into the Mac's USB port, as instructed, and the light on the USB end of my cable turned a luminescent blue.

GarageBand User Guide for iPad

Using the Audio Recorder, you can record your voice, an instrument, or any other sound using the microphone on your iPad, and play it back in GarageBand. You can also record sounds using an external microphone connected to your iPad.

The Audio Recorder has two sets of controls you can use to change the sound. Fun view lets you quickly change the sound of your recording, while Studio view gives you more options to enhance your recording.

Switch between Fun and Studio view

  • Tap the Fun or Studio button at the top of the Audio Recorder.

Record a sound

  1. Tap the Record button in the control bar.

  2. Play, sing, or make sound into the microphone.

  3. When you are finish, tap the Play button in the control bar to stop recording. Tap the Play button again to hear your recording.

Adjust the microphone input level

While you record, the In level slider on the left shows the input level from the microphone. If the level turns red, drag the slider down (or record the part again more softly) to prevent distortion.

  1. Drag the In level slider up or down to set the input level.

    The In level slider is available if your iPad or input source supports input level control.

  2. If the input device supports left and right channels, tap Channel button under the In level slider, tap Input 1 or Input 2 to select the input channel, or tap Stereo to record in stereo.

Set the input level automatically

When an external microphone or other audio device (such as a headset or an audio interface) is connected to your iPad, the input level can be set automatically.

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  • Tap the Input Settings button , then tap the Automatic switch.

Reduce unwanted noise

You can use a noise gate to reduce low-level input noise when you record. A noise gate cuts off the sound when it falls below a certain minimum level.

  1. Tap the Input Settings button , then turn Noise Gate on.

  2. Drag the Noise Gate slider until the noise stops or decreases to an acceptable level.

Turn on monitoring for an external microphone

When an external microphone or other audio device (such as a headset or an audio interface) is connected to your iPad, the Monitor button under the Out level slider becomes active.

  • Tap the Monitor button to turn monitoring on. Tap the button again to turn monitoring off.

Change the sound using a preset

The Audio Recorder includes presets that appear after you record a sound. Each preset adds an interesting character to the recorded sound.

  1. Do one of the following:

    • In Fun view, tap or turn the dial to select one of the presets.

    • In Studio view, tap the icon in the middle of the screen and choose a preset from the list.

  2. Turn the knobs to change the sound of the preset.

You can try out different presets by tapping them and turning the knobs.

Set the key and scale for Extreme Tuning

The Extreme Tuning preset is a popular vocal effect that changes the pitch of your recording based on your song’s key and scale settings.

  • Tap the Settings button , tap Key Signature, then tap a new key or a different scale (major or minor).

If the actual key or scale of your song differs from the key or scale setting, the effect might be less pronounced, or might change the pitch of individual notes in undesirable ways.

Using Garageband As An Amp Ipad

GarageBand User Guide for iPad

You can connect an electric guitar or electric bass and play it using a variety of highly realistic amp sounds that combine a guitar or bass amp with one or more stompbox effects. You can adjust the amp controls, add stompbox effects to customize your sound, and visually tune your instrument.

Choose a guitar or bass sound

  • Tap the name at the top of the screen, then tap the sound you want to use. You can also swipe left or right to change to the previous or next sound.

    To switch between guitar and bass sounds, tap Guitar or Bass. To view sounds in a different category, tap one of the category names.

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Adjust the input level

When you play your guitar or bass, a circle next to the Input Settings button lights green to show that GarageBand is receiving input from your instrument. If the circle turns red, lower the volume on your instrument to prevent distortion.

  1. Tap the Input Settings button, then drag the Level slider left or right to set the input level.

    The Level slider is available if your input source supports software level control.

  2. To set the level automatically, tap the Automatic switch next to the Level slider.

  3. If the input device supports left and right channels, tap Left or Right to select the input channel.

Adjust the amp controls

  • Touch and turn the knobs to adjust the amp controls.

Reduce unwanted noise

You can use a noise gate to reduce low-level input noise when you record. A noise gate cuts off the sound when it falls below a certain minimum level.

  1. Tap the Input Settings button , then turn Noise Gate on.

  2. Drag the Noise Gate slider until the noise stops or decreases to an acceptable level.

Turn on monitoring for an external device

When an electric instrument or audio interface is connected to your iPad, a Monitor switch appears below the Noise Gate controls.

  1. Tap the Input Settings button .

  2. Tap the Monitor switch to turn monitoring on. Tap the switch again to turn monitoring off.

Add, replace, or remove a stompbox effect

You can add up to four stompboxes, and change the order of stompboxes by dragging them left or right.

  1. Tap the Stompbox button in the upper-right corner to show the stompboxes.

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  2. To add a stompbox, tap an empty stompbox slot, then select a stompbox.

  3. To replace a stompbox, tap the stompbox you want to replace, then select a new stompbox.

  4. To remove a stompbox, drag it down toward the bottom of the screen.

  5. Tap the Amp button in the upper-right corner to return to the amp controls.

Turn a stompbox on or off

  1. Tap the Stompbox button in the upper-right corner.

  2. Tap the round On/Off button on the stompbox. If the small round LED (usually red) on the stompbox is lit, the stompbox is turned on.

  3. Tap the Amp button in the upper-right corner to return to the amp controls.

Adjust the stompbox controls

  1. Tap the Stompbox button , then double-tap the stompbox you want to adjust.

  2. Turn the knobs to adjust the stompbox controls.

  3. Swipe left or right if you want to work on a different stompbox.

Use the wah pedal with Face Control

If your iPad supports facial recognition, you can move the pedal on the Modern Wah stompbox by moving your mouth while you play. When you record, any pedal movements you make with Face Control are also recorded.

  1. Tap an empty stompbox slot, then select Modern Wah from the list.

  2. Hold your iPad 10–20 inches (25–50 cm) away from your face, then tap the Face Control button .

    The first time you use Face Control, GarageBand asks for permission to access the camera on your iPad.

  3. As you play, open and close your mouth to move the wah pedal up and down.

    You can tap the Amp button and adjust the amp controls while continuing to use Face Control.

  4. To turn Face Control off, tap the Face Control button again.

Note: GarageBand uses ARKit face tracking features to translate your facial expressions into instrument effect controls. Your face information is processed on device, and only music is captured during your performance.

Tune your guitar or bass

  1. Tap the Tuner button in the upper-left corner.

  2. Play an open string you want to tune, watching the tuner.

    The red horizontal lines show whether the string is too low (flat) or too high (sharp). When the string is in tune, the note name in the center turns blue.

  3. Tap the Tuner button again to close the tuner.

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Save your own custom sounds

  1. Modify an existing amp sound by changing the amp, adjusting the amp controls, adding or removing stompboxes, or adjusting the stompbox controls.

  2. Tap the name at the top of the screen, then tap Save.

  3. Type a name for your custom sound, then tap Done.

    The first time you save a custom sound, a new Custom category appears, with an icon for your sound. You can rename or delete the sound by tapping Edit, then tapping the icon (to rename the sound) or the red circle (to delete the sound).

Turn crosstalk protection on or off

When your guitar or bass is connected to the headphone port and monitoring is turned on, you may experience unwanted feedback due to crosstalk. GarageBand includes crosstalk protection to help protect against feedback caused by crosstalk. Crosstalk protection is especially useful when using high gain settings on a guitar or bass amp, or when using an overdrive or boost stompbox together with a high-gain amp such as the Modern Stack. In such cases, feedback caused by crosstalk can result in sudden, unpleasantly high output levels.

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Crosstalk protection can change the sound of the instrument while monitoring is on, but the sound returns to normal when monitoring is turned off or another track is selected. You can turn off crosstalk protection to hear how it changes the sound; however, it is recommended that you decrease the volume of your iPad to a low level before doing so.

Using Garageband As An Amp Ipad Pro

  1. Close GarageBand.

  2. Open the Settings app, choose GarageBand, then turn Crosstalk Protection on or off.